As the authorities added more than 400 goods on the list, traders are therefore no longer required to apply import licenses for 593 kinds of goods which include garments, paper products, paints, cosmetics, automobile spare-parts, tyres, construction materials, electrical appliances, computer accessories, and medical products.

Last February, a total of 152 export commodities such as agricultural, industrial, forestry, CMP (cutting, making and packing) and animal products were also made license free.

The Ministry of Commerce previously said they will cut the unnecessary steps in their office procedures. Since the civil government took office in 2010, Myanmar government ministries are cutting red tape and streamlining their process to boost trade and investments in the country.